Mahindra Racing invites you for a spectacular showdown of the sim racers.

Formula E

Posted on: 30 March, 2017

Mahindra Racing invites you to join us on Friday in the Mexico City eVillage at 13:30 CST for a spectacular showdown of the sim racers.

Olli Pahkala, the professional sim racer, has challenged Felix Rosenqvist to a duel at the Mexico City ePrix to determine which of them is the best virtual racer.

The pair first did battle in the Formula E Vegas eRace in January, where Pahkala finished first on track. However, due to a technical glitch he was handed a post-race penalty and finished third behind Rosenqvist in second place. On Friday, the two shall meet again in the Gaming Arena to complete a series of challenges where one will be crowned the ultimate winner. The event will be broadcast live on FIA Formula E’s official YouTube, Twitch and Facebook channels.

Other than bragging rights, one of them will take home an electric scooter from GenZe (a Mahindra company).

Mahindra Racing is one of ten teams – and the only Indian team – to compete in the FIA Formula E Championship. It is also the first and only Indian team to participate in the FIM MotoGP™ World Motorcycle Racing Championship Series since 2011 and the Italian National Motorcycle Racing Championship (CIV) in 2012.

Mahindra Racing enters the third season of Formula E with its own electric powertrain to power its quartet of electric racing cars. The new M3Electro, launched for season three, is already proving to be a competitive package netting two podiums, a pole position and fastest lap award from its first two races. These results are underscored by the Mahindra Racing’s joint second place in the Teams’ Championship standings. Together with drivers Felix Rosenqvist and Nick Heidfeld, the team has high technical and sporting ambitions in the ground-breaking, fully-electric championship.

In 2015, Mahindra & Mahindra was recognized as the Best Company for CSR in India in a study by the Economic Times. In 2014, Mahindra featured on the Forbes Global 2000, a comprehensive listing of the world's largest, most powerful public companies, as measured by revenue, profit, assets and market value. The Mahindra Group also received the Financial Times 'Boldness in Business' Award in the 'Emerging Markets' category in 2013.